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Failure analysis of refractory anchors of powder boiler

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Title Failure analysis of refractory anchors of powder boiler
 
Creator Soupramanien, C
Swaminathan, J
 
Subject Materials Science
 
Description The present study analyse the refractory structure failure in the bull nose - hot face area of cyclone of a circulating fluidised bed combustion (CFBC) boiler. Failed anchor rods made of AIS309 SS were analyzed for chemical composition, hardness, tensile strength and microstructural condition. Sigma (s) phase induced embrittlement caused failure of anchor at the non-welded end. At the anchor-MS plate weld, poor quality of the weld was noted. Overheating from flue gas entry in the gaps caused by inadequate expansion joints resulted in damage to the backup insulation layers. At such high temperatures, the SS anchor-MS weld will have a lesser strength and weld failure occurred. Loss of anchor reinforcement resulted in falling of refractories.
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Date 2014
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://eprints.nmlindia.org/7437/1/Soupra-2014-Proceedia-919-925.pdf
Soupramanien, C and Swaminathan, J (2014) Failure analysis of refractory anchors of powder boiler. Procedia Engineering, 86 (NIF-0.629). pp. 919-925.
 
Relation http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705814020736
http://eprints.nmlindia.org/7437/